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Publishing the BIM Drawings to PDF

Use the BIMPublishToPDF command to publish a BIM drawing to the PDF format. You can save the PDF file either in the project folder, or in a specified location.

To publish a BIM drawing to PDF:

  1. In the BIM Navigator palette, in Drawings, specify a drawing to open.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • On the menu, click BIM > Publish to PDF
    • On the ribbon, click BIM > Publish > Publish to PDF
    • Type BIMPublishToPDF
  3. To specify whether to use the project name and path for the PDF, type Yes or No. Press Enter.

    If you specify No, the Specify file dialog box opens so you can set the location and the name for the file.

Access

Command: BIMPublishToPDF

Menu: BIM > Publish to PDF

Ribbon: BIM > Publish > Publish to PDF

Parent Topic

Working with BIM Models



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